St Mary Hoo
St Mary Hoo | |
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St Mary's Church | |
Location within Kent | |
Population | 238 (2011)[1] |
OS grid reference | TQ804766 |
Civil parish |
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Unitary authority | |
Ceremonial county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | ROCHESTER |
Postcode district | ME3 |
Dialling code | 01634 |
Police | Kent |
Fire | Kent |
Ambulance | South East Coast |
UK Parliament | |
St Mary Hoo is a village and civil parish in Kent, England. It is on the Hoo Peninsula in the borough of Medway. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 244, falling to 238 at the 2011 Census.[1]
The first appearance of the name is in 1240.
Newlands Farmhouse nearby along the ridge track to Northward Hill is a
The Old Rectory at St Mary Hoo is a
St Mary's Hall, also at St Mary Hoo, was built in the 17th century and added to in 1830. It was the home of the Victorian farm innovator Henry Pye between 1845 and 1909.
Fenn Farm House was built in the 15th century. In 1760 it was re-faced during the reign of George II. It was listed as a Grade 2 historic building in 2001.[5]
References
- ^ a b "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
- ISBN 0-905270-61-4
- ^ Martin J. Levy, "Maria Fitzherbert," Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004.
- ^ Brian Matthews, The History of Strood Rural District, Strood Rural District Council, 1971
- ^ Fenn Farm